Armenian Armed Group Insist They Had Nothing to Do with Killing of Policeman
Police spokesperson Ashot Aharonyan wrote on Facebook Saturday evening that 30-year-old officer of police forces Yuri Tepanosyan was shot by a sniper while sitting in a car parked some 400 meters from...
Man Attempts Self-Immolation During Yerevan Protest (Updated)
Unable to move forward, the protesters sat on the ground in front of the barbed wire. Meanwhile, buses are transferring police officers from the cordoned off street leading to the seized police station to Baghramyan avenue...
Oppositionist Arrested on Suspicion of ‘Aiding’ Yerevan Armed Group
The oppositionist, along with several other organizers of the daily demonstrations in Yerevan in support of the gunmen calling themselves the “Daredevils of Sasun,” was detained on July 27 ahead of their next rally in Yerevan’s Freedom Square...
Protest Leader Detained by Security Forces Ahead of Rally in Downtown Yerevan
Shortly before being detained, the oppositionist announced that today’s rally which was set to start at 7 pm on the street leading to the occupied police station was moving to Yerevan’s central Freedom Square....
Yerevan Court Orders Two-Month Pretrial Detention for Erebuni Gunman
The NSS motion for Pavel Manukyan’s arrest will be heard in the coming days, when the gunman will have recovered enough to leave the hospital. Earlier today, Manukyan informed reporters through his lawyer Inessa Petrosyan...
Armenian Police Continue Mass Detentions of Citizens (Video)
Law enforcement authorities in Armenia have unleashed on Wednesday a mass detentions campaign across the area adjacent to the seized police station in Yerevan’s Erebuni district, detaining everyone, including senior...
Relatives Not Allowed to Visit Injured Gunmen
Europe in Law Association lawyer Hayarpi Sarsgyan, who went to the hospital willing to take Petrosyan’s case on a pro bono basis, told reporters that she would appeal to the Human Rights Ombudsman to resolve the visitation issue...
Relatives of Erebuni Gunmen Detained by Security Forces
Founding Parliament also reported earlier today that electricity and communication had been cut off on the territory of the seized police headquarters. Moreover,a Facebook statement said, attempts had been made by law enforcement officers...
‘Daredevils of Sasun’ - Artists, Masseurs and Civil Rights Activists (VIDEO)
Sedrak Nazaryan moved to Barcelona eight years ago to work as a masseur. He says that he came back to Armenia in April, 2015, specifically for taking part in this operation; he intends to stand by his...
Sefilyan Wants to Be Part of Negotiations with Erebuni Gunmen
Sefilyan, according to the lawyer, wants to help find a peaceful resolution to the situation and is willing to do whatever it takes to ensure that there is no further bloodshed. Zakaryan added that the jailed....
Armenian President Finally Breaks Silence Over Yerevan Hostage Situation
Violence, armed attacks and hostage-taking will not solve anything in Armenia; we will never allow it. The resolution of this situation must be an important maturity test for Armenia as well as our society and the state...
Yerevan Armed Group and Hostages Provided with Food
According to Sanasaryan, the food had been transferred to the group by Nagorno-Karabakh parliament MP Vitaly Balasanyan who today met with the gunmen to negotiate with them. The activist added that the parliamentarian...